Reconstruction:Latin/mintula

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From Latin mentula, with the stressed vowel apparently replaced by that of mingō (“urinate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnkla/

Noun

*mintula f (plural *mintulās) (Proto-Romance)

penis

Reconstruction notes

For the syncope of /ŭ/, followed by /tl/ > /kl/, cf. vetulus > veclus.

Descendants

Sardinian: mincra, minca
Sicilian: minchia, menchia; mìnchia; mincia; minghia; 'nchia
- → Italian: minchia ⇒ minchione
  - → Middle French: minchon

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “mĕntŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 752